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Google glasses prompt personal privacy fears
Google Glass, a high-tech pair of spectacles with in-built hands- free video camera and internet access, has already raised privacy fears because it can record video far less conspicuously than a handheld device and could make it difficult for people to know when they are on camera.Published:
Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm
O’Leary lands €23m in one day
Without breaking sweat Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary yesterday made €23m as shares in the airline took off.Published:
Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm
Sharing bed hikes chance of cot death five-fold
A study has found breastfed babies under the age of three months who sleep in their parents’ beds face a five-fold increased risk of cot death.Published:
Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm
Detected blight strain linked to Great Famine
Scientists have named a unique strain of blight which they believe triggered the Irish potato famine as HERB-1.Published:
Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm
UL researchers create alloy to improve X-ray visibility
Scientists and engineers at the University of Limerick (UL) have invented a metal which will make implanting medical devices such as heart stents safer.Published:
Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm
Coveney ‘slow to react’ to fodder crisis
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association has said Simon Coveney, the agriculture minister, “doesn’t understand how serious” the fodder crisis is and accused him of being “very slow to react”.Published:
Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm
Yacht can be yours... for €700k per week
The sleek white Lauren L yacht has become Cork’s latest tourist attraction, and you have to admit, it definitely adds a touch of glamour to the place.Published:
Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm
Gnomes, stars and blooms on show at Chelsea
Helen Mirren and Ringo Starr were among the celebrities who flocked to the world’s most famous flower show for a sneak preview ahead of the Queen’s official visit.Published:
Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm
Mental health system too drug-related, says Irons as he launches farm project
Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons has said that helping people who experience mental health problems to live in a community is more “humane” than putting them in “homes” where they become reliant on medication.Published:
Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm
TDs: Has Shatter got access to secret files?
Coalition TDs have demanded to know if Alan Shatter has access to secret files on prominent politicians, journalists and public figures, as the controversy surrounding the justice minister continued to escalate.Published:
Tuesday 21st May 1:00pm
